Rock the Porch
Santa Cruz’s first Porchfest brings 53 bands to 14 porches on Oct. 3. Organizer Darrow Feldstein turns front steps into stages for a free day of music and community.
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Santa Cruz Guitar Company celebrates 50 years of handcrafted instruments with a free block party and an all-star concert at the Rio Theatre on Sept. 19.
View ArticleKicking Good Time
Santa Cruz band Kentucky Mule mixes country, Americana, bluegrass and roots with a punk-bred energy as it prepares for shows in Monterey and at the Crepe Place.
View ArticleRejecting Nostalgia
Public Image Ltd multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds discusses the band’s evolving sound, improvisational spark and refusal to live in the past.
View ArticleHigh Speed
Grammy-nominated guitarist Bill Kirchen and acclaimed guitarist Nina Gerber bring decades of roots, rock and folk history to The Landing in Scotts Valley.
View ArticleBlazing her own path
Ani DiFranco has spent more than three decades proving artists can succeed on their own terms. The indie trailblazer brings her fiercely independent spirit to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Aug. 15.
View ArticleSunny is Coming Home
Shawn Colvin looks back on her years in New York’s folk and country scenes, her Grammy-winning breakthrough and the realities of life as a touring musician. She plays The Rio August 8.
View ArticleNice Jug Bands
The Santa Cruz Jug Band Festival returns for four free days of concerts, sing-alongs, musical history and gloriously unconventional instruments.
View ArticleGuitar Greats Gather Saturday
Santa Cruz Guitar Company celebrates 50 years of handcrafted instruments with a free block party and an all-star concert at the Rio Theatre on Sept. 19.
View ArticleKicking Good Time
Santa Cruz band Kentucky Mule mixes country, Americana, bluegrass and roots with a punk-bred energy as it prepares for shows in Monterey and at the Crepe Place.
View ArticleRejecting Nostalgia
Public Image Ltd multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds discusses the band’s evolving sound, improvisational spark and refusal to live in the past.
View ArticleHigh Speed
Grammy-nominated guitarist Bill Kirchen and acclaimed guitarist Nina Gerber bring decades of roots, rock and folk history to The Landing in Scotts Valley.
View ArticleBlazing her own path
Ani DiFranco has spent more than three decades proving artists can succeed on their own terms. The indie trailblazer brings her fiercely independent spirit to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Aug. 15.
View ArticleSunny is Coming Home
Shawn Colvin looks back on her years in New York’s folk and country scenes, her Grammy-winning breakthrough and the realities of life as a touring musician. She plays The Rio August 8.
View ArticleNice Jug Bands
The Santa Cruz Jug Band Festival returns for four free days of concerts, sing-alongs, musical history and gloriously unconventional instruments.
View ArticleCatalyzing Effect
The Catalyst Atrium is reopening its stage to Santa Cruz musicians with a summer series of affordable weekly showcases curated by longtime local promoter Chas Crowder.
View ArticleFreak Flag Flying
Red 40 gathers local bands, artisans, food vendors and gloriously costumed misfits for the third annual FreakFest at Hwy 17 Studios.
View ArticleGodmother of Funk
Martha High spent decades alongside James Brown and is still carrying the funk at 81. She brings the Funky Divas, Fred Wesley and The New JBs to Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
View ArticleKicking Good Time
Santa Cruz band Kentucky Mule mixes country, Americana, bluegrass and roots with a punk-bred energy as it prepares for shows in Monterey and at the Crepe Place.
View ArticleRejecting Nostalgia
Public Image Ltd multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds discusses the band’s evolving sound, improvisational spark and refusal to live in the past.
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